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== History<br> == | == History<br> == | ||
In the late 1400's, Jews fled Spain and Portugal to avoid the Inquisition. Most went to places such as Amsterdam. Some of those who went to Amsterdam didn't stay long. They took passage on ships heading to | In the late 1400's, Jews fled Spain and Portugal to avoid the Inquisition. Most went to places such as Amsterdam. Some of those who went to Amsterdam didn't stay long. They took passage on ships heading to Curacao, a Dutch-owned, Caribbean island. | ||
Upon arrival in | Upon arrival in Curacao, they established their congregation in 1651. In 1732, they built Mikve Israel-Emanuel, the oldest synagogue in continuous use in the western hemisphere. This Sephardic synagogue became their home, and over the years would influence so many American Jewish congregations | ||
== Collections<br> == | == Collections<br> == | ||
== Bibliography<br> == | == Bibliography<br> == | ||
''Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog'' <br>[http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/2008/03/curacaos-jewish-history.html Curaçaos Jewish History] | |||
''Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog'' <br>[http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/2008/03/curacaos-jewish-history.html | |||
''Our Ancestors, Our Life'' <br>Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data A collection of family trees of Curaçao's Sephardic Community. [http://demarchena.org/default.aspx Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data] <br> | ''Our Ancestors, Our Life'' <br>Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data A collection of family trees of Curaçao's Sephardic Community. [http://demarchena.org/default.aspx Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data] <br> | ||
''SephardicGen'' <br>[http://www.sephardicgen.com/carib_sites.htm Sephardic Genealogy in the Caribbean] <br> | ''SephardicGen'' <br>[http://www.sephardicgen.com/carib_sites.htm Sephardic Genealogy in the Caribbean] <br> | ||
''CyberSpace Curaçao'' <br>Community Culture and History of Curaçao, a genealogy site <br>[http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/netherlandsantilles/culture.asp Culture and History of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Dutch Caribbean] | ''CyberSpace Curaçao'' <br>Community Culture and History of Curaçao, a genealogy site <br>[http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/netherlandsantilles/culture.asp Culture and History of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Dutch Caribbean] | ||
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History
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In the late 1400's, Jews fled Spain and Portugal to avoid the Inquisition. Most went to places such as Amsterdam. Some of those who went to Amsterdam didn't stay long. They took passage on ships heading to Curacao, a Dutch-owned, Caribbean island.
Upon arrival in Curacao, they established their congregation in 1651. In 1732, they built Mikve Israel-Emanuel, the oldest synagogue in continuous use in the western hemisphere. This Sephardic synagogue became their home, and over the years would influence so many American Jewish congregations
Collections
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Bibliography
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Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog
Curaçaos Jewish History
Our Ancestors, Our Life
Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data A collection of family trees of Curaçao's Sephardic Community. Curaçao Sephardic Jewry Genealogical Data
SephardicGen
Sephardic Genealogy in the Caribbean
CyberSpace Curaçao
Community Culture and History of Curaçao, a genealogy site
Culture and History of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Dutch Caribbean